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. >> tony blair speaking to us. africa has seen substantial economic growth, but if it is not trickling down to the poorest in 10 african countries and experiment is clustering -- turning clusters of villages. >> it is a scene you would find across much of world youth donda -- rural uganda. life has changed in recent times for she and her husband. their income is no logger so dependent on this crap. thanks to the millennium of village project, they have more cows and goats. they now live in a brick home next door. >> we did not have enough food before. we did not have money and now we have money. >> making a difference to entire communities is what this project claims to do by targeting a specific area. school feeding programs are a key example, a way of getting poor children to go to school and stay there. critics suggest there is the risk that is the largest of four islands of success in a sea of failure. >> i think we have done our job. we have done our job in the sharing these [unintelligible] government is prom
. >> tony blair speaking to us. africa has seen substantial economic growth, but if it is not trickling down to the poorest in 10 african countries and experiment is clustering -- turning clusters of villages. >> it is a scene you would find across much of world youth donda -- rural uganda. life has changed in recent times for she and her husband. their income is no logger so dependent on this crap. thanks to the millennium of village project, they have more cows and goats. they now...
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being with us on bbc world news. foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> there is one stage that is the met and turning heehaw -- carnegie hall. it is the kennedy center and a club in austin. it is closer than any seat in the...
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if we are asking the government to help us. but the numbers are overwhelming. at last count, 18.6 million people have been affected and pakistan's losses could exceed 28 billion pounds. the government has promised most affected families an initial payment of 150 pounds. woman backgive this her home. -- of this girl back home. the 13-year-old wants to be a doctor. these children and their families will be homeless again as school starts. >> the lebanese prime inner circle -- prime minister has saad hariri said he made a mistake in accusing syria of assassinating his father. mr. hariri has described his words as a political accusation made prematurely. he said lebanon and his -- and syria have historic relations and investigations into his father's killing have been misled by false testimony. rescue teams in guatemala removed -- resume their search for survivors after heavy mud slides and rain. authorities say at least 40 people have died. hundreds have been released -- remove from their homes and thousands more have been displaced by flooding and mudslides. more
if we are asking the government to help us. but the numbers are overwhelming. at last count, 18.6 million people have been affected and pakistan's losses could exceed 28 billion pounds. the government has promised most affected families an initial payment of 150 pounds. woman backgive this her home. -- of this girl back home. the 13-year-old wants to be a doctor. these children and their families will be homeless again as school starts. >> the lebanese prime inner circle -- prime minister...
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let us send a strong message of hope, of fundamental hope. let us keep our promise. >> i asked our u.n. correspondent which of the eight goals were on track. for example, cutting poverty by half by 2015. >> that is largely because of very big economic growth in china and india which has raised worldwide figures. one of the other goals on target is to increase the number of people with access to clean drinking water. that is not the case for people with access to clean sanitation. that has fallen far behind. there has been quite a lot of progress made in prevention of aids and malaria, getting children to primary schools. but in these areas, they're not on target. those that fall in most far behind have to do with the most basic and a vulnerable, the number of children that by below the age of 5 and the number of women who die in childbirth. these targets are way off. >> nikolas sarkozy of france suggested a transaction tax to raise extra funds. is that gaining any transaction? >> there is going to be a high level seminar on that here at the s
let us send a strong message of hope, of fundamental hope. let us keep our promise. >> i asked our u.n. correspondent which of the eight goals were on track. for example, cutting poverty by half by 2015. >> that is largely because of very big economic growth in china and india which has raised worldwide figures. one of the other goals on target is to increase the number of people with access to clean drinking water. that is not the case for people with access to clean sanitation....
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. >> the families that used to live here had homes, lively goods, and a community. it was all swept away. it is an indication of how desperate people are here that every time we saw a car here, there were surrounded by people affected by the floods. weeks after the disaster struck here, most are dependent on handouts and have no means of helping themselves. >> at least someone got something. by the government. with the local officials. that is what i can honestly tell you, nobody has died of starvation. >> but it is not all going to be as smooth as the government says. there is not enough aid to go around. this area as soon descend into chaos. frustrated flood victims tired of waiting for food take matters into their own hands, as dozens stormed the aid trucks. the situation becomes more dangerous as authorities try to get the vehicle away from the crowd. in an extraordinary scene, the truck drives away, filled with people still clinging on trying to get rations. it has illustrated the pitiful plight of some many across the nation. bbc news. >> pakistan's biggest ci
. >> the families that used to live here had homes, lively goods, and a community. it was all swept away. it is an indication of how desperate people are here that every time we saw a car here, there were surrounded by people affected by the floods. weeks after the disaster struck here, most are dependent on handouts and have no means of helping themselves. >> at least someone got something. by the government. with the local officials. that is what i can honestly tell you, nobody...
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i say fine, cut us out. well, look. >> if we withdraw from afghanistan and get another 9/11 scale attack, you'll be right back in there. one of those things that obama -- look, obama is in two political boxes. one as pat points out, he has general patraeus in there and he can't say no to general patraeus. when he was campaigning, he has made iraq the bad war, afghanistan the good war. the question is, how is he going to do it and how is he going to do it effectively? >> exit question. is obama the victim of his own success in the war of afghanistan from the 2008 campaign? >> just said. that is exactly correct. >> eleanor. >> i think that we needed to put troops in afghanistan. i think president bush squandered several years by misdirecting american attention into iraq and this president is trying to clean up the mess. he is doing it imperfectly, but not going to stay there for ever. >> you cannot have a political reconciliation without changing the balance of security forces on the ground. if the taliban and
i say fine, cut us out. well, look. >> if we withdraw from afghanistan and get another 9/11 scale attack, you'll be right back in there. one of those things that obama -- look, obama is in two political boxes. one as pat points out, he has general patraeus in there and he can't say no to general patraeus. when he was campaigning, he has made iraq the bad war, afghanistan the good war. the question is, how is he going to do it and how is he going to do it effectively? >> exit...
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they would use chemical or nuclear weapons if they could. the chinese government ordered food producers to start growing more comfortable -- growing more vegetables. in mozambique, seven people died this week in protests about the 30% rise of the cost of bread. the un called for a special meeting to discuss the implications of a price spike. >> more wild fires fanned by strong winds and more houses destroyed and more loss of life after 50 people were killed in july and august. underlying it all is a prolonged drought. they destroyed 20% of russia's wheat crop. the government extended its ban on wheat exports to compensate. thousands of kilometers away in mozambique's plight is starting to return to normal. the trigger was a sharp rise in the cost of bread. the government insisted it had no choice but to raise prices. seven people were killed. nearly 300 were injured. this has left extensive damage. what is happening to food prices? is there a risk of a repeat of the food crisis of 2008? the world saul price climbed -- saw prices climbing. wh
they would use chemical or nuclear weapons if they could. the chinese government ordered food producers to start growing more comfortable -- growing more vegetables. in mozambique, seven people died this week in protests about the 30% rise of the cost of bread. the un called for a special meeting to discuss the implications of a price spike. >> more wild fires fanned by strong winds and more houses destroyed and more loss of life after 50 people were killed in july and august. underlying...
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we have asked other districts to support us. the distribution is impartial. we locate the localities and send the aid there. that is a normal routine we do. >> thank you very much. as you can see, there is massive need here. we can still see areas submerged by water, but with so many people affected, there are so many people who are going to leave your disappointed, and there are millions like that right across the country. then yesterday, we reported on the crippling food crisis in the west african state of niger. and as a province -- 4000 died in 2005 due to food shortages. there are fears the situation could be repeated now. we examined why those lessons have not been heard. >> there is a severe food crisis in niger, affecting about 8 million people here. yet, look around the main market, 1,000 kilometers east of the capital, and it is not obvious why. there is clearly plenty of food around. it is just that many cannot afford it. and another puzzling fact -- at the livestock market nearby, cattle are being exported, mostly to trade with neighboring nigeria
we have asked other districts to support us. the distribution is impartial. we locate the localities and send the aid there. that is a normal routine we do. >> thank you very much. as you can see, there is massive need here. we can still see areas submerged by water, but with so many people affected, there are so many people who are going to leave your disappointed, and there are millions like that right across the country. then yesterday, we reported on the crippling food crisis in the...
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a larger shaft will then be created using a bit of kit. the tons of debris falling back down the mine will have to be cleared away by the trapped miners. finally, the miners will be lifted up one by one. nasa has come to give it rescuers their advice. >> what we want to avoid is any kind of situation of hopelessness on the part of the miners. and all the interaction so far, trying to provide them with food and water in contact with families is trying to work towards getting their spirits up. >> proper -- copper mining is out chile makes money. the price has risen in recent years. that means that mines in this region have reopened. this mine was closed in 2007 because of accidents, but it was allowed to start up again a year later. and that's worries these minors. -- miners. he has worked in the minds since 1967. >> the most experienced miners knew the accident would happen. we warned the company about it. no one listened to us. asked mine's owners have for forgiveness. the families waiting outside in -- for the families waiting outside the
a larger shaft will then be created using a bit of kit. the tons of debris falling back down the mine will have to be cleared away by the trapped miners. finally, the miners will be lifted up one by one. nasa has come to give it rescuers their advice. >> what we want to avoid is any kind of situation of hopelessness on the part of the miners. and all the interaction so far, trying to provide them with food and water in contact with families is trying to work towards getting their spirits...
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would god have done all that just to create us? the traditional religious view is that it took divine intervention at the very least to started all. scientists accept that the theory is controversial. >> many physicists would address that we are now addressing questions that not long ago were beyond the realm of silence, and what we're doing inevitably is pushing religion on to the back foot, so the questions were only religion could offer an answer, science is now doing that as well. >> so what is the religious reaction? some groups say this is part of an atheist campaign. the church of england, though, says it will not undermine faith. >> science can never prove the non-existence of god, just as it can never prove the existence of god. faith is a matter outside that, but as i look at the universe and as many people who are much more understanding of cosmology that might in mathematics, as they look at it, they see a universe which is still very coherent with what we believe about god and his nature. >> so how serious a challenge
would god have done all that just to create us? the traditional religious view is that it took divine intervention at the very least to started all. scientists accept that the theory is controversial. >> many physicists would address that we are now addressing questions that not long ago were beyond the realm of silence, and what we're doing inevitably is pushing religion on to the back foot, so the questions were only religion could offer an answer, science is now doing that as well....
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this used to be a road through sugar cane fields. >> ( translated ): the water did not let us take our things. the houses started crumbling down. we quickly took our kids and a commof animals, although we lost most of them. we saved our lives and came he here. >> reporter: through robust relief efforts, falah has been able to provide loyalty. >> these people reached my village and i see these are the people there working actually. really, i'm astonished by the work of these people. for this reason, i join these people. >> reporter: a retired pack taken army general says groups like falah and its predecessor used disaster relief as a recruiting method. >> they have a grass-root network which operates in several parts of the country. and so always actually, you find them, you know, the first ones, because the government takes much longer to respond. and as it is, this government has never been very efficient. >> i would say that basically it's th one or two others which have always been trying to assist or in the forefront whenever anything like this happens. >> reporter: and so rahman a
this used to be a road through sugar cane fields. >> ( translated ): the water did not let us take our things. the houses started crumbling down. we quickly took our kids and a commof animals, although we lost most of them. we saved our lives and came he here. >> reporter: through robust relief efforts, falah has been able to provide loyalty. >> these people reached my village and i see these are the people there working actually. really, i'm astonished by the work of these...
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it is regularly used in films. the devastating mud slides have been impossible to predict. >> from floods and mud in italy to fire in san francisco. emergency teams are trying to put out remnants of a huge fire sparked by a gas explosion. at least four people were killed. the explosion produced a crater 5 meters deep. >> these are the first minutes after the explosion ripped through a neighborhood. firefighters can do little but watch as gas fuels the inferno. officials say more than three dozen structures in this area were destroyed after a gas line exploded. the morning revealed smoking ruins where hours before there were homes. several people are known to have died. several dozen have been injured. the explosion left a giant crater in one city. >> this is very difficult. the sun is shining over there but there is still a dark cloud over this city. unfortunately the numbers will get higher. >> the fire burned into the night, spreading to more homes before gas could be shut off. local residents fled with what they
it is regularly used in films. the devastating mud slides have been impossible to predict. >> from floods and mud in italy to fire in san francisco. emergency teams are trying to put out remnants of a huge fire sparked by a gas explosion. at least four people were killed. the explosion produced a crater 5 meters deep. >> these are the first minutes after the explosion ripped through a neighborhood. firefighters can do little but watch as gas fuels the inferno. officials say more...
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to help us recover from all kinds of conditions. but at this hospital, not everyone was convinced that surfing was a good use of taxpayer money. >> i could certainly see lots of better ways to spend that money on. >> i'm feeling a bit depressed myself, actually. can i put my name on the list? >> if this scheme works, expect more fresh air therapy across britain, not just in coastal areas, but cycling and rock climbing may also be prescribed. >> letting loose and maybe getting healthy. you can find more on that and all the international news online ad bbc.com/news. you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. we're on facebook as well, of course. thanks for being with us. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> i'
to help us recover from all kinds of conditions. but at this hospital, not everyone was convinced that surfing was a good use of taxpayer money. >> i could certainly see lots of better ways to spend that money on. >> i'm feeling a bit depressed myself, actually. can i put my name on the list? >> if this scheme works, expect more fresh air therapy across britain, not just in coastal areas, but cycling and rock climbing may also be prescribed. >> letting loose and maybe...
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thanks for being with us. possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t.and union bank. and seamens. >> summer in america, there's a doctor that can peer into the future. and there's the can access every patient's past. because the whole hospital is working together, there is a family can breathe easy right now. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest health care questions. and the over 60,000 people of seamans are ready to do it again. answers. ♪ ♪
thanks for being with us. possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t.and union bank. and seamens. >> summer in america, there's a doctor that can peer into the future. and there's the can access every patient's past. because the whole hospital is working together, there is a family can breathe easy right now. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest health care...
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there heroic grass-roots efforts show the cooperation that is possible and should inspire us all. in addition, these are two leaders who, i believe, want peace. both sides have indicated these negotiations can be completed within one year. as i told each of them today, this moment of opportunity may not seem to come again. they cannot afford to let it slip away. now is the time for leaders of courage and vision to deliver the peace there people deserve. >> united states has marked a formal and u.s. combat role in iraq after seven years, which toppled saddam hussein and produce free elections, although no agreement on a government. president obama has said the u.s. paid a huge price to put its future -- to put iraq's future in its people's hands. we have this. >> live from the white house, the president who never supported the war declared its end. >> in announcing that the american combat mission in iraq has ended. operation iraqi freedom is over. the iraqi people now have the responsibility for the security of their country. >> more than 4400 american dead, the cost of overt $7 b
there heroic grass-roots efforts show the cooperation that is possible and should inspire us all. in addition, these are two leaders who, i believe, want peace. both sides have indicated these negotiations can be completed within one year. as i told each of them today, this moment of opportunity may not seem to come again. they cannot afford to let it slip away. now is the time for leaders of courage and vision to deliver the peace there people deserve. >> united states has marked a...
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and the help hasn't been fully used. but today's comments are a huge embarrassment to an embattled president, sarkozy, now he stands as playing the tough cop. so far, he has not responded to today's attack. although the french foreign ministry said. it was astonished by the comments. >> if president sarkozy was that back down. he would be humiliated. >> gavin hewitt, "bbc world news," paris. >> benjamin netanyahu has begun serious discussions with their peoples. >> that accords to george mitchell. summing up a day of egyptian talks. >> shaman sheik or endless peace talks. with the tourists oblivious to the talks, hillary clinton was there in person to persuade and cajole as the united states fights to keep up the momentum. she's eager to talk up the propects and the american piece. george mitchell shared his thoughts. >> we share our goal of a just, lasting and secure peace. >> the sticking point is the issue of settlements. the palestinians are ready to walk away from the talks. israely netanyahu has been pressed to not
and the help hasn't been fully used. but today's comments are a huge embarrassment to an embattled president, sarkozy, now he stands as playing the tough cop. so far, he has not responded to today's attack. although the french foreign ministry said. it was astonished by the comments. >> if president sarkozy was that back down. he would be humiliated. >> gavin hewitt, "bbc world news," paris. >> benjamin netanyahu has begun serious discussions with their peoples....
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they use chemical, biological or nuclear weapons if they could. western policies are not designed to confront radical islam. the chinese government ordered three producers to start growing more vegetables. it is another reason this is causing unrest. seven people died in mozambique over the rising cost of bread. the food agencies called for a special meeting to discuss the implications of a price spike. >> more wildfires in southern russia stand by strong winds and more loss of life after 50 people were killed in july and august. underlying it all is the prolonged drought. they destroyed 20% of the wheat crop this year. the government has extended its ban on wheat exports. thousands of kilometers away in mozambique's lies [unintelligible] after two days of food riots. this was a sharp rise in the cost of bread. seven people were killed when police opened fire on protesters trip nearly 300 were injured. what is happening to food prices? is there a risk of a repeat of the food crisis of 2008? from 2003 on the world saw prices climbing. the global fo
they use chemical, biological or nuclear weapons if they could. western policies are not designed to confront radical islam. the chinese government ordered three producers to start growing more vegetables. it is another reason this is causing unrest. seven people died in mozambique over the rising cost of bread. the food agencies called for a special meeting to discuss the implications of a price spike. >> more wildfires in southern russia stand by strong winds and more loss of life after...
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the dry districts are supporting us. the distribution is impartial. we send our trucks to localities that is the normal routine we do. >> thank you very much, indeed. there is massive need here. this area, we can still see areas submerged by water. with so many people affected, there are people who will leave here disappointed and there are millions like that across the country. >> yesterday, bbc world correspondent reported on the crippling food crisis in the west african state of niger. it has faced food shortages in 2005, but this report shows why lessons have not been learned. >> there's a severe food crisis in niger affecting about eight million people here. yet, look around the main market 1,000 kilometers south of the capital, and it's not obvious why. there's clearly plenty of food around, it's just that many can't afford it. and another puzzling fact, that the lifestock market nearby, cattle are being exported, mostly to trade with neighboring nigeria. this nigerrian businessman just bought a bull for nearly $700 u.s. to take back home and se
the dry districts are supporting us. the distribution is impartial. we send our trucks to localities that is the normal routine we do. >> thank you very much, indeed. there is massive need here. this area, we can still see areas submerged by water. with so many people affected, there are people who will leave here disappointed and there are millions like that across the country. >> yesterday, bbc world correspondent reported on the crippling food crisis in the west african state of...
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a parrot has been detained after a drug gang used the bird as a lookout. he was trained to screech run during drug raids. the bird has barely stopped talking since his arrest. you can find that story and much more online at bbc.com. you can see what we are working on on our facebook page. coming up, more success stories from the world of commerce. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> i'm julia stiles. >> i'm kevin bacon. >> i'm kim cattrall. >> hi, i'm ken burns. >> i'm lili taylor. >> i'm henry louis gates, jr., and public broadcasting is my source for news about the world. >> for intelligent conversation. >> for election coverage you can count on. >> for conversations beyond the sound bites. >> a commitment to journalism. >> for deciding who to vot
a parrot has been detained after a drug gang used the bird as a lookout. he was trained to screech run during drug raids. the bird has barely stopped talking since his arrest. you can find that story and much more online at bbc.com. you can see what we are working on on our facebook page. coming up, more success stories from the world of commerce. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, the john d. and...
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they should judge us by what we do on the ground, ask people here if they like us. >> of course, users of the camp, many of whom have lost everything, said they were grateful to the group, but at a time when so many people have been left homeless by the flooding, no surprise they are willing to accept help from almost any quarter. >> the lower house of the french parliament has proposed reforms including the highly contentious plan to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62. thousands of demonstrators voiced their opposition, and two trade unions voiced an open- ended strike. >> nowhere in europe is the battle on pensions as divisive as it is in france. there is a long history in the country of defending what you have earned. benefits won are never given up without a fight. the result of the vote was always a formality. the president's ruling party has strength in numbers, but then, so do the unions. outside, the protestors will lay siege to the national assembly. scuffles and angry scenes were reflected at the wider frustration in the country and also on the opposition benches. >> [ina
they should judge us by what we do on the ground, ask people here if they like us. >> of course, users of the camp, many of whom have lost everything, said they were grateful to the group, but at a time when so many people have been left homeless by the flooding, no surprise they are willing to accept help from almost any quarter. >> the lower house of the french parliament has proposed reforms including the highly contentious plan to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62....
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let us send a strong message of hope, a fundamental hope. let us keep our promise. >> we'll be speaking to our correspondent at the u.n. in a few minutes' time. the main newspaper in juarez, mexico has appealed to to the drugs gangs following a murder. the front page editorial refers to them as the de facto authorities and asked them what news it should publish or stop publishing to avoid its staff being attacked. times are still hard for many americans in the wake of the financial crisis. speaking at a meeting on american tv, president obama said it was going to take more time than expected to solve an economic problem that had taken years to develop. officials in northern india say more than 60 people have died in flooding and landslides in the past two days after heavy monsoon rains. thousands of people in the worst affected districts have been forced to leave their homes. some rivers have burst their banks, houses being crushed by falling rocks. the iraqi national museum has found more than 600 missing ancient artifacts in a storeroom in
let us send a strong message of hope, a fundamental hope. let us keep our promise. >> we'll be speaking to our correspondent at the u.n. in a few minutes' time. the main newspaper in juarez, mexico has appealed to to the drugs gangs following a murder. the front page editorial refers to them as the de facto authorities and asked them what news it should publish or stop publishing to avoid its staff being attacked. times are still hard for many americans in the wake of the financial...
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bbc news, mozambique. >> stay with us. when life becomes art, the reality of the baghdad bombing brought to a u.k. gallery. why fuller-sized models will be parading the catwalks during fashion week. first, the u.n.'s new aid coordinator will spend her first day on the job touring pakistan. she went there before setting foot in her office in new york. latest figures suggest 8 million people are in need of emergency aid. 1.8 million homes have been damaged or destroyed. mark doyle reports. >> baptism of fire. her first day as the united nations' top aide official. 20 million people are affected by the floods. 8 million are in immediate need of food, shelter, or medical care. people have taken refuge on riverbanks trying to regain some sort of normality. valerie want to see for herself what the real needs of these people are. for many, the struggle is too hard. mosquitoes are breeding in floodwaters, spreading fever and disease. politics is never far away. some people say their farms have been sacrificed to save well- connect
bbc news, mozambique. >> stay with us. when life becomes art, the reality of the baghdad bombing brought to a u.k. gallery. why fuller-sized models will be parading the catwalks during fashion week. first, the u.n.'s new aid coordinator will spend her first day on the job touring pakistan. she went there before setting foot in her office in new york. latest figures suggest 8 million people are in need of emergency aid. 1.8 million homes have been damaged or destroyed. mark doyle reports....
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many of us cannot afford to stop working. i hope that it will keep driving. >> this is a young country with a huge working population but many are headed to their old age with no savings. 90% comes from low income workers with no pension schemes. now they can easily sink backed below the poverty line in their old age. many of them are now in a program where there vehicles will carry messages from sponsors. the money will be put into a retirement fund. experts feel. live at the nationwide security system poses a serious risk to the economy. >> even today we have twice the number of elders that we have as taxpayers. this will double in the next 20 years. i don't see taxpayers being able to carry three or four pensioners on their backs. >> longer life expectancy means that more people will need support. there is no doubt that the potential markets for pensions in india is much larger and a will be a challenging task to create products that are tailor- made for the market. >> you will find much more on our website bbc.com/news. a
many of us cannot afford to stop working. i hope that it will keep driving. >> this is a young country with a huge working population but many are headed to their old age with no savings. 90% comes from low income workers with no pension schemes. now they can easily sink backed below the poverty line in their old age. many of them are now in a program where there vehicles will carry messages from sponsors. the money will be put into a retirement fund. experts feel. live at the nationwide...
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president, your efforts to advance this beast -- peace for us and our neighbors and, i think we can say, the world. >> mr. obama also welcomed the leaders of the palestinian and the israelis. king abdullah and other leaders will join the talks. but is there it now and new commitment to achieve peace? our correspondent reports from the west bank on what are the unresolved tensions. >> on a hill overlooking the city of jerusalem, hundreds of jewish settlers came to bury the dead. the symmetry is on the most sacred place -- the cemetery is on the most sacred place any jew can be buried. they were struck dead by palestinian gunmen on tuesday. it was the worst attack in the west bank in four years. in an emotional farewell, and 19-year-old -- a 19-year-old promise to look after the children. the question is, what will be the fallout of these murders? jewish settlers are saying they will unilaterally break a ban on new construction in the occupied west bank. and hamas, the palestinian group that carried out these killings, say that will not be allowed. if either of those things are true, the
president, your efforts to advance this beast -- peace for us and our neighbors and, i think we can say, the world. >> mr. obama also welcomed the leaders of the palestinian and the israelis. king abdullah and other leaders will join the talks. but is there it now and new commitment to achieve peace? our correspondent reports from the west bank on what are the unresolved tensions. >> on a hill overlooking the city of jerusalem, hundreds of jewish settlers came to bury the dead. the...
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but against us all if it is not done. >> is that good advice? >> people love ex-presidents and ex-generals. it is also clear and simple. would president clinton have done that? now. . >> it is not a bad calculation. two years from now, it will be better. we are coming out of this recession. things will be better a year- and-a-half from now. you are right, bill clinton would not have said this either. it will be better. >> he is quite a politician. >> 9.6% unemployment, what is better? >> obama has to break through the political deadlock. the public does not care whether the government is bigger and smaller. they care whether nobody takes responsibility for everything. they have a sense that everybody is irresponsible. a writer said if a political leader can find a way to speak a different language that gets away from the deadlock and tired debate every week and get at the deeper notion of responsibility, i think that is the way to re- election but also a way of getting the country a better direction. >> you have to be careful how you talk about
but against us all if it is not done. >> is that good advice? >> people love ex-presidents and ex-generals. it is also clear and simple. would president clinton have done that? now. . >> it is not a bad calculation. two years from now, it will be better. we are coming out of this recession. things will be better a year- and-a-half from now. you are right, bill clinton would not have said this either. it will be better. >> he is quite a politician. >> 9.6%...
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but there is no change for us. we are still living and -- we are still living in misery. >> five weeks on, the misery is continuing to spread. for some in the southern province, the nightmare is just beginning. the waters have just arrived. more people in need in a country already unable to cope. orla guerin, bbc news, northwest pakistan. >> still in pakistan, militants have carried out a huge bomb attacks against police in the northwest. at least 20 died when a vehicle exploded. on monday, a suicide bomber killed 19 at up police station. women and child victims of mass rape in the democratic republic of congo has been failed by united nations peacekeepers. that is according to a u.n. official. over 500 women and children have been raped in the past month. violent scenes in the ukrainian parliament as opposition leaders tried to seize control of the podium. they are angry at the government for increasing the retirement age for women in double in gas prices. do stay with us if you can on "bbc world news." still to c
but there is no change for us. we are still living and -- we are still living in misery. >> five weeks on, the misery is continuing to spread. for some in the southern province, the nightmare is just beginning. the waters have just arrived. more people in need in a country already unable to cope. orla guerin, bbc news, northwest pakistan. >> still in pakistan, militants have carried out a huge bomb attacks against police in the northwest. at least 20 died when a vehicle exploded. on...
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it is regular they used in tv adverts and films. -- regularly used in tv adverts. this devastating mud flow has been impossible to predict. >> firefighters in the u.s. are still trying to put out a huge fire in san francisco. sparked by a gas explosion, four people were killed. the explosion produced a fireball and crater 5 meters deep. >> these are the first minutes after the explosion ripped through a neighborhood. firefighters can do little but watch as gas fields inside. officials say more than three dozen structures in this area were destroyed after a gas line exploded. the morning revealed smoking ruins with hours before there were homes. several people are known to have died. the explosion left a giant crater in one town. >> this is difficult for the city. the sun is shining but there is still a dark cloud over this city. you have heard the numbers. unfortunately they will get higher. >> the fire burned into the night, spreading to more homes before gas supplies could be shut off. residents fled with what they could grab. >> all the things that we have lost,
it is regular they used in tv adverts and films. -- regularly used in tv adverts. this devastating mud flow has been impossible to predict. >> firefighters in the u.s. are still trying to put out a huge fire in san francisco. sparked by a gas explosion, four people were killed. the explosion produced a fireball and crater 5 meters deep. >> these are the first minutes after the explosion ripped through a neighborhood. firefighters can do little but watch as gas fields inside....
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good to have you with us. still to come, english cheese is taking on the french. we report and the growing global appetite for a taste of york sure. -- tasted york shire. first, three australian soldiers have been charged of the deaths of six people, five of them children, in afghanistan. it is alleged ds chileans attacked the wrong house while searching for a taliban leader. -- it is alleged the australians attacked the wrong house. >> the charges against the soldiers relate to a commando raid on suspected taliban hideout. six people, including five afghan children were killed in the operation in february, 2009. four others were wounded. a military prosecutor has now decided the three servicemen will be charged with various offenses. they include man charger -- manslaughter, dangerous conduct, and failing to obey an order. the prime minister says it will have every opportunity to clear their names. >> the accused persons will be offered support. in relation, i would say the following -- our australian defense force has strict rules of engagement and i think they
good to have you with us. still to come, english cheese is taking on the french. we report and the growing global appetite for a taste of york sure. -- tasted york shire. first, three australian soldiers have been charged of the deaths of six people, five of them children, in afghanistan. it is alleged ds chileans attacked the wrong house while searching for a taliban leader. -- it is alleged the australians attacked the wrong house. >> the charges against the soldiers relate to a...
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people are getting used to the current stalemate. better the old caretaker you know, then you do not. gabriel gatehouse, bbc news, baghdad. >> one of hollywood's most well- known stars was in pakistan did that. angelina jolie had a job to do. there are warnings from the u.n. that 21 million people directly affected by the floods are not receiving an update. orla guerin is there. >> coming to bear witness. the hollywood star was conservatively dressed for her visit to a place of suffering. for decades, this is a campus home to those displaced by conflict, and now by the floods. angelina jolie met families who lost homes, and some who lost children. women shared their stories of lives changed in an instant. afterwards, she said she had been moved by what she saw and heard from those robbed of so much. >> there are people displaced by the floods, and they have left their homes. the flood water was as high as the ceiling. and i was surprised by that. it is not just the tent that is washed away in somebody's mind. it is their entire life.
people are getting used to the current stalemate. better the old caretaker you know, then you do not. gabriel gatehouse, bbc news, baghdad. >> one of hollywood's most well- known stars was in pakistan did that. angelina jolie had a job to do. there are warnings from the u.n. that 21 million people directly affected by the floods are not receiving an update. orla guerin is there. >> coming to bear witness. the hollywood star was conservatively dressed for her visit to a place of...
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bnsf, the engine that connects us. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: the president accused the republicans of being fiscally irresponsible, but admitted that his own policies have not worked as quickly as hoped. congressional correspondent kwame holman reports. >> we got some business to do today. >> reporter: just eight weeks from election day, the president made his pitch in cleveland today to help the sputtering u.s. economy >> that means making long-term investments in education and clean energy; in basic research, technology, and infrastructure. >> reporter: and he also took a stand against extending the bush era tax cuts for the top 2% of earners, setting up a pre- election fight with repub
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or regulate us out of the market. and that the drilling rigs will leave. the labor force will leave. and we will be left with a fishing village. >> which doesn't support a whole lot of people. >> does not . it's a scary prospect. if we can't put our oil patch to work what is going to be left of south louisiana, even places like houston, texas. it's not just morgan city or south louisiana concern. it's a united states concern. >> i could tell the beach wasn't as crowded. the restaurants weren't as crowded. >> reporter: morgan city mayor tim moth says the town is determined not let any of this put a damper on shat riferp and petroleum festival. >> there was that poll done earlier this year that said louisiana is the happiest state in the nation. and i think that is reflective of our community too. certainly things like the moratorium caused some concern but you get to kind of put some of that aside for a weekend like this and kind of just enjoy each other's company, enjoy the music. enjoy the food. >> moth and others in
or regulate us out of the market. and that the drilling rigs will leave. the labor force will leave. and we will be left with a fishing village. >> which doesn't support a whole lot of people. >> does not . it's a scary prospect. if we can't put our oil patch to work what is going to be left of south louisiana, even places like houston, texas. it's not just morgan city or south louisiana concern. it's a united states concern. >> i could tell the beach wasn't as crowded. the...
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two-thirds want us to leave. they still want a relationship and a partnership with us, but they want to claim their own sovereign ability to secure themselves. >> reporter: but you're not saying that the obama administration would absolutely refuse if six months from now, a new iraqi government said it would be helpful for us to-- >> it would be highly unlikely that we would even consider the idea of maintaining 50,000 troops indefinitely here in iraq. but we have committed and we will keep the commitment to the iraqi people and the government that all troops will be out by the end of next year. if they come forward and say, "we don't want you to do that. we want to you leave some troops to help us on a specific item," we'd, obviously, consider that. >> reporter: now, president obama noted last night he was keeping his campaign pledge. >> yes. >> reporter: what kind of credit do you expect voters to give your administration and the democrats in november on this point, that you're getting out of iraq, as you said
two-thirds want us to leave. they still want a relationship and a partnership with us, but they want to claim their own sovereign ability to secure themselves. >> reporter: but you're not saying that the obama administration would absolutely refuse if six months from now, a new iraqi government said it would be helpful for us to-- >> it would be highly unlikely that we would even consider the idea of maintaining 50,000 troops indefinitely here in iraq. but we have committed and we...
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you've shown us the stalemate in iraq. has there been any movement to report in recent negotiations? are there any proposals on the table for breaking the stalemate? >> warner: well, ray, there are some proposals on the table that would help sort of power sharing arrangement between the two top vote getter, prime minister maliki, former prime minister allawi. but vice president biden came here to give the two sides a kick in the pants, if you will. and to say you have to get serious about talking to one another. and he told them that the u.s. administration is growing alarmed that some of these recent terrorist attacks we've seen aimed at government institutions-- army, police, municipal buildings-- are being encouraged by this political vacuum. so he talked you are the i do both of them. he said to maliki, "look, no one sells going to accept you as prime minister unless you give up some of the power you've accrued to yourself while prime minister." for instance, he has this 56th brigade and it's basically an army brigade
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bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> suarez: the federal government and the bailed-out insurance giant, a.i.g., announced a deal today for the company to pay back the bulk of its massive debt to the treasury. at the height of the financial crisis, the treasury and the federal reserve agreed to spend more than $180 billion if needed to rescue the company. a.i.g. ultimately received more than $130 billion. it still owes over $100 billion. under the plan, the u.s. treasury will gradually sell off its majority stake of the company. a.i.g. will also sell off more of its insurance units to repay the treasury. in an audio recoding on a.i.g.'s web site, the company's chief executive robert benmosc
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most still tell us they approve of obama. most think the health care bill was the right thing to do. more tell us his policies are helping the economy than hurting it. so this isn't a disillusionment with obama that's... or the democratic party that's driving this. i think it's just a sense that this election the case hasn't been made this election is really important to younger voters yet. they don't say it at the same rate older folks do. >> woodruff: liz murphy, how would you respond to that? how important do you think young people see this election? and how do they respond to the president's admonition yesterday that young people need to understand it's important and he said in that interview with "rolling stone," inexcusable to sit this election out. >> i think it's unfortunate, but at least at penn state's campus there isn't this huge feeling that people need to head out and hit the polls and, you know, make their voice heard and vote. in 2008, there were two-hour wait lines to vote when obama came to speak it was like
most still tell us they approve of obama. most think the health care bill was the right thing to do. more tell us his policies are helping the economy than hurting it. so this isn't a disillusionment with obama that's... or the democratic party that's driving this. i think it's just a sense that this election the case hasn't been made this election is really important to younger voters yet. they don't say it at the same rate older folks do. >> woodruff: liz murphy, how would you respond...
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thanks for being back with us. so what's this delay all about? >> well, the senate clearly doesn't want to get embroiled in this issue before the election. it's just too unpredictable and the story line for democrats is clean, as things stand now. they're making the case that republicans would block tax relief for the middle class to hold out for tax break force the wealthy. republicans, of course shall want to extend those tax cuts for everyone. and so it's easier in the view of democrats to push this until a lame duck session. the political situation will obviously be less intense then. but as you said, the house speaker today left open the possibility of forcing a vote. and that could get really interesting next week. >> woodruff: now why the different calculus in the senate and in the house. >> the calculus probably isn't different. the conventional wisdom still is that in the end the house will decide to go home and campaign without taking this vote. but there's no reason for speaker pelosi to relent right now when she thinks she's got repub
thanks for being back with us. so what's this delay all about? >> well, the senate clearly doesn't want to get embroiled in this issue before the election. it's just too unpredictable and the story line for democrats is clean, as things stand now. they're making the case that republicans would block tax relief for the middle class to hold out for tax break force the wealthy. republicans, of course shall want to extend those tax cuts for everyone. and so it's easier in the view of...
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what does history tell us? >> i think there is some concern about donor fatigue for a couple of reasons. one because the economy is, you know, weaker than it has been at other times. on the other hand, we saw disaster relief giving for haiti turn out to be quite strong. quite sustained for many months. so that doesn't tell the whole story. i mean i think that's part of it. in fact, perhaps some of the haiti relief giving is part of the donor fatigue. on the other hand, i think that general when americans give, the average gift has ranged between $125 and $135 per household for different disasters. so the gifts tend to be relatively small. a lot of people giving a relatively small amount. in fact the gift for all the disasters we've track has been $are 50. you know that most people can spend $50 in a lot of different ways so it's not as if people are refinancing their house in order to give these disaster relief gifts. that's not to disparage those gifts. it's just to say that they're relatively small amounts. f
what does history tell us? >> i think there is some concern about donor fatigue for a couple of reasons. one because the economy is, you know, weaker than it has been at other times. on the other hand, we saw disaster relief giving for haiti turn out to be quite strong. quite sustained for many months. so that doesn't tell the whole story. i mean i think that's part of it. in fact, perhaps some of the haiti relief giving is part of the donor fatigue. on the other hand, i think that...
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. >> stay with us if you cannot on bbc world news. still to come -- a fifth of the world's plant species are now in danger of disappearing forever. first, she is said to be one of the most photographed people on our planet. a new exhibition of formal photographs document the life of britain's queen elizabeth in pictures. many were taken by her late sister's husband, the photographer lord snowden. >> on her right, mr. anthony armstrong jones. >> he was a society photographer who took pictures of the royals and then became one. tony armstrong jones's wedding to princess margaret was the society event of 1960. although he was not a member of the royal family, lord snowden continued to work as a professional photographer. alongside his documentary work, he was often called on to photograph the queen. many of his photographs have been included in a new exhibition, but the graphic portraits of the queen. here is an image of the monarch and her husband in the kind of formal pose you might expect, and the queen caught by a range of photograph
. >> stay with us if you cannot on bbc world news. still to come -- a fifth of the world's plant species are now in danger of disappearing forever. first, she is said to be one of the most photographed people on our planet. a new exhibition of formal photographs document the life of britain's queen elizabeth in pictures. many were taken by her late sister's husband, the photographer lord snowden. >> on her right, mr. anthony armstrong jones. >> he was a society photographer...
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tim wilcox is there for us. a bit of good news. civil proceedings are about to kick off. >> criminal proceedings have already started, actually, against the mine owners here. but what we are hearing is that tomorrows civil proceedings will start. i have just been speaking to the mayor of calvera, 30 kilometers away from here. four makers have gotten together to represent 27 of the families here. they are going to demand at least $1 million for each family for the suffering they have had whilst being underground. i said to her $1 million -- is that enough? she said that is the absolute minimum, but they wanted to start the process now. the complication is that the company that owns the san jose mine is going to be fighting for bankruptcy for this particular mine. how that affects any compensation and nebraska settled litigation is unclear. -- and any civil litigation is unclear. plan b, the rig and drill in the middle of the picture, reached 300 meters. that is symbolic. it is not even halfway down. but things are really motoring. w
tim wilcox is there for us. a bit of good news. civil proceedings are about to kick off. >> criminal proceedings have already started, actually, against the mine owners here. but what we are hearing is that tomorrows civil proceedings will start. i have just been speaking to the mayor of calvera, 30 kilometers away from here. four makers have gotten together to represent 27 of the families here. they are going to demand at least $1 million for each family for the suffering they have had...
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there's also a british cargo plane that was used in the berlin airlift. in 1948, the americans, british, and french took to the german skies again after the soviet union blocked allies access to west berlin. they flew in at 13,000 tons of food and fuel to berlin at residents over about a year. it was a turning point in the relationship between berlin residents and their western occupiers. allied museum is a kind of thank you for the french, british, and american forces, whatever role they played in their time here. >> the french tended to stick to their own barracks or neighborhoods. even the british were not as visible as the americans. >> the u.s. army was a hit with its americans way of life, a celebrated every year at the german-american folk festival, where everyone was equal, no matter if you weren't occupier or one of the occupied. -- no matter if you were a occupier or one of the occupied. >> you had more contact with the americans, especially because the u.s. soldiers sold hamburgers. you had good food and it was like being in america. >> the fes
there's also a british cargo plane that was used in the berlin airlift. in 1948, the americans, british, and french took to the german skies again after the soviet union blocked allies access to west berlin. they flew in at 13,000 tons of food and fuel to berlin at residents over about a year. it was a turning point in the relationship between berlin residents and their western occupiers. allied museum is a kind of thank you for the french, british, and american forces, whatever role they...
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now most of us heard about this. something we don't hear, dragged to death we assume it was -- >> like this. chained to the bumper of a truck. that's not true. it's like this. chained the back of the truck. watching the road behind him as he goes. this poem is called big thicket. jasper, texas. >> to big thicket a crack is a buck shot, a stick broke, cracked headlights. crack, the big thicket we go 2 sticks. drink, drink, light, light. stagger in the road. statistic o statistic broke. the light, buck shot light. >> buck on stagger. what you looking at. the white stick. along the trees, along the trees. the buck staggering home. the crack. big thicket. what are you doing here? >> stick broke. white light. break for home. white homing. ha, ha, go, go, buck shot, kra e crack, crack, crack. hit lights. what you think you are. >> ha, ha, stick broke. in the brushes. in the rushes. put them back on. bufks head in the rushes. put them back on. to big thicket we go, hot we go to hit staggeringly along the frees. crack, a ste
now most of us heard about this. something we don't hear, dragged to death we assume it was -- >> like this. chained to the bumper of a truck. that's not true. it's like this. chained the back of the truck. watching the road behind him as he goes. this poem is called big thicket. jasper, texas. >> to big thicket a crack is a buck shot, a stick broke, cracked headlights. crack, the big thicket we go 2 sticks. drink, drink, light, light. stagger in the road. statistic o statistic...